Biology:Freckled darter

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Freckled darter
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Genus: Percina
Species:
P. lenticula
Binomial name
Percina lenticula
Richards & L. W. Knapp, 1964

The freckled darter (Percina lenticula) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the United States .

Geographic distribution

They are found in the drainage systems of the Mobile Bay, Pascagoula, and Pearl Rivers in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.[2]

References

  1. NatureServe (2014). "Percina lenticula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T16590A19033910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T16590A19033910.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16590/19033910. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Percina lenticula" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2236319 entry